Ford Escort
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Re: Ford Escort
I only know the brown one was sold to Mark, don't know what happened after that as I went overseas.
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Re: Ford Escort
Hi Bryan, not the picture you're after but three scanned images from the Motorsport Annual '80 of Bryce Platt v. Mark Rutherford; you can see the Datsuns and John Armstrong's Escort in the background. Great looking car and really quick too.... Is this the one that became Bob Homewood's Sports Sedan?
Re: Ford Escort
Thanks for those photos, Richard. :-)
Memory faulty after 30 odd years - had forgotten it was Platt in the Mk1, not Harrington.
I was one of the chaps sitting on the bank on the outside of the hairpin, and caught the incident from the other side.
Memory faulty after 30 odd years - had forgotten it was Platt in the Mk1, not Harrington.

I was one of the chaps sitting on the bank on the outside of the hairpin, and caught the incident from the other side.
- Steve Holmes
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Re: Ford Escort
This one just popped up on facebook, having been in storage for 20-plus years. Ex-Ron McPhail twin-cam.
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Re: Ford Escort
Nick Donaldson photos.
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Another survivor....
- Steve Holmes
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Re: Ford Escort
Steve Holmes wrote:This one just popped up on facebook, having been in storage for 20-plus years. Ex-Ron McPhail twin-cam.
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Its a great looking car. Good to know they're still out there.
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Re: Ford Escort
Is it for sale? No engine or front end by the looks of it? Can you help out the non-Facebook people please. I'm looking for a new race car, hopefully I can get hold I can get hold of my dream car, if not then something else worth the effort, and this could potentially fit that bill.
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Andrew Metford wrote:Is it for sale? No engine or front end by the looks of it? Can you help out the non-Facebook people please. I'm looking for a new race car, hopefully I can get hold I can get hold of my dream car, if not then something else worth the effort, and this could potentially fit that bill.
Not sure Andrew. I assume not. But I could find out if you're interested? The pics were posted by Nick Donaldson, who accompanied them with the following:
"Thought that this was appropriate seeing this car is the profile picture of this group. Dragged her out of the roof after 20plus years today. Ex mc phail twin cam escort!!"
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Re: Ford Escort
I got my mate to find it on fb. Looks like a lot of bits missing, how would you rebuild it to period correct? Think I'll pass.
Re: Ford Escort
Andrew Metford wrote:I got my mate to find it on fb. Looks like a lot of bits missing, how would you rebuild it to period correct? Think I'll pass.
Give me a ring Andrew.
02102545167
Cheers
Re: Ford Escort
Quick ratio rack and pinion 16.63:1 ??